Reminder: wash your hands before you start cooking
Ingredients:
Rice:
1/2 cup Rice
1.5 cups Water
Daal:
1/2 cup Toor dal (Pigeon peas)
1 cup Water
1 tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
A pinch Asafoetida
3-4 Curry Leaves (chopped)
1 tbsp Cilantro (chopped)
Salt to taste
This is a variation of Varan Bhaat (daal rice) is quick easy meal that takes 20 mins of active attention between prep and cooking time. It's one of my go to meals on a cold day or when I want to feel grounded and rooted in simplicity.
Type:
Hot
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cooking Time:
20 mins
Cuisine:
Indian
Method:
Daal:
Wash the daal 2-3 times and drain the water
Add times the water as daal, salt to taste (start with 1/2 tsp) and asafoetida.
Pressure cook (4 whistles) or 15 mins in an Instant Pot.
While the daal is cooking get the rice going. Cooking time varies depending on the type of rice used.
Wash rice 2-3 times and drain the water.
Add 3 times the water as rice
Cook on medium gas for 10 - 15 mins checking whether it is cooked.
Drain excess water
Tempering the daal:
Once the daal is cooked, warm up a small pan
Add ghee; once it's warm add cumin seeds, curry leaves.
As soon as the cumin seeds brown add cilantro \.
Immediately pour this on the daal.
Meal is ready!